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noun

ˈblāz

as in explosion

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling she felt a blaze of resentment upon hearing that she had been passed over for promotion

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as in glow

the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible temporarily blinded by the blaze of dozens of camera lights

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blaze

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verb (1)

as in to announce

to make known openly or publicly the White House didn't waste a minute in blazing the lower unemployment figures

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blaze

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as in to glow

to be on fire especially brightly the house blazed for over three hours in the late-night fire

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as in to burn

to shine with a bright harsh light the spotlight blazed through my window

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as in to speed

to proceed or move quickly an extreme skier went blazing down the ski slope at a reckless pace

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Noun

The blaze raised fresh alarm about a decades-old issue — how much atomic waste had been stored in the region post-World War II, with some radioactive material mixing with a local creek and, separately, 43,000-plus tons of it piling up at West Lake Landfill, which is next to Bridgeton Landfill. —

Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024 Dozens of blazes were burning Monday along the edges of a fire that broke out in Varnavas on Sunday afternoon, Col. Vassilios Vathrakogiannis, of the country's fire service, said in a statement . —

Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2024

Verb

There are guns blazing—including one brandished by Jeffrey Wright’s Isaac—and the introduction of an unknown character played by Catherine O’Hara. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2024 With direct partnerships with NBA Charlotte Hornets currently thriving, and other teams on the way, Wave is blazing its own trail in the marketplace. —

Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blaze

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“Blaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaze. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.

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Last Updated: 10 Sep 2024 - Updated example sentences

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